Comments on: Notebooks & Willow Trees

By: Julie Hedlund

Julie Hedlund — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 02:54:42 +0000

About the only pen and paper writing I do anymore is journal writing. It’s not because I don’t love or respect pen and paper writing, but because I can type 90+ words a minute. When I write longhand, I “lose” ideas before I can get them down, whereas I can type at the speed of thought, if that makes sense.

By: S.C. Wade

S.C. Wade — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:08:37 +0000

I’m not against writing in a notebook or by hand. In fact, at times, that’s how I’ve begun stories in the past (and even finished full first drafts). I didn’t have a computer to begin typing on, so instead of simply waiting to get home, I wrote my story with pen and paper (not necessarily a notebook).

But when I’d get home, I would transer the story to the computer and go from there. And instead of continuing to write it hand, I would only continue it by typing it on the computer.

So I use pen and paper to begin sometimes but not at all often to finish.

I do agree though with the censoring and researching. We do that much more on the computer than with pen and paper.

By: Su

Su — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:14:18 +0000

I love notebooks. They aren’t dead yet!

By: Faith

Faith — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:13:45 +0000

Misha – Your *entire* draft?! Wow! I am very impressed. That’s amazing.

Angela – I can’t even conceive of writing poetry on the computer! It doesn’t even make sense. Wonder why that is? Something to do with the flow of words, maybe…

Kittie – That’s very true! I notice different things depending on whether I’m doing a read-over on the computer or in a notebook.

Susan – Everything? That’s very commendable. I can’t do long amounts in a notebook as my hand/wrist will start to ache, but I wish I could! I like that ‘first round editing’ that happens when you type the words in from the notebook as well.

Rachel – Look at you, being all snarky! LOL

Kari – I like the physical act of writing down ideas and revision notes as well. It makes the concepts clearer, for some reason.

Elizabeth – While in the car! I wish I was able to do that, but I’d need a chauffeur or a robot car first, haha. That’s exactly it though, I do think both ways of doing things complement each other.

By: Elizabeth Varadan

Elizabeth Varadan — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:42:58 +0000

I’ve written stories and poems in a notebook (and still do) and some times rough ideas with outline questions, while in the car. It really does tap into a deeper level of creativity, I think. But on a longer work, I think more quickly on the computer, and my typing can keep up with my thoughts. I think both complement each other.

By: Kari Marie White

Kari Marie White — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:15:00 +0000

I love the idea of writing my novel long hand, but I could never physically do it. I do my planning and brainstorming in a notebook. Revision notes are done in a notebook as well. The rest is done on the computer.

By: Rachael Harrie

Rachael Harrie — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:39:04 +0000

I write in a notebook, of course! (Still, mine does have a battery and an open/shut screen and a keyboard *chortles*).

Hugs,

Rach

By: Susan R. Mills

Susan R. Mills — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:57:23 +0000

See, I should have written that comment out by hand before I typed it. Look at the errors!!!!

By: Susan R. Mills

Susan R. Mills — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:56:44 +0000

I write everyting by hand in a notebook for I type it into the computer. I’m guessing it has something to do with that brain/hand & pen/paper phenomenom you speak of, because creativity flows a lot more freely that way than when I’m at the computer. I love my notebooks and I will never, ever, ever, ever, give them up.

By: Kittie Howard

Kittie Howard — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:48:03 +0000

I keep notebooks, can’t imagine how I’d save those fleeting ideas without a notebook. Also, what’s written on paper and what’s keyboarded on a screen don’t aways read the same.